New content on demo site

The MDID 3 demo site has new content to match the images available on the older MDID 2 demo site.

At this point the only available functionality is a preview for the new explore feature. More features will be added to the demo as development progresses.Please note that in order to see any content, you have to log in using "demo" as both the username and password.

Since this is still an early version, you may run into bugs - please feel free to post comments in reply to this post, but hold off on reporting them via email (unless it sets your computer on fire or something of similar magnitude).

Edit 04/16: A login and password is no longer required.

MDID 3 Beta Test Sign-Up

We have received multiple offers from institutions to help out with the MDID 3 Beta Test later this year. To better be able to keep track of all interested people we set up a simple sign-up form here.

We will notify anybody who signed up once we are ready to start beta testing MDID 3.

Development contract awarded

JMU has awarded a contract to TapHere! Technology, LLC from Haymarket, VA for software development services to create connectors between MDID and other services including ARTstor, Flickr, PowerPoint, and Blackboard.

This work is funded by an IMLS grant titled "Making Connections: Linking MDID to Other Digital Image Systems and Tools."

VRA 2009 MDID Users Group Presentation

Here is the presentation from last week's MDID Users Group at the VRA conference in Toronto. Session notes will follow soon.

VRA 2009 MDID Users Group

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Getting ready for VRA

We are getting ready to leave for Toronto tomorrow.  Thanks to all who submitted questions and participated in the user survey (which is still ongoing, so if you have not filled it in yet, please do so).  The MDID users group session is Saturday morning at 9:00 am - see you then!

Questions for MDID session at VRA conference

If you plan on attending this year's MDID session at the VRA conference in Toronto, please let us know of any specific topics or questions you want us to talk about!  By posting them in a comment below you allow us to prepare an answer or add the topic to our presentation.  Thank you!

How do you search?

Finding content is one of the biggest issues with any system.  We would like to hear from you how you search for images in your MDID installation, and also how you wish you could!

For example, do you mostly use the keyword field, or do you use more specific fields like title or creator?  Do you enter multiple words?  Do you prefer AND or OR searches, or need both?

Thank you for your input!